Teaching and Coaching the Dart

Play 24/25

Loren Montgomery
Jenks High School
Offensive Line Coach
Montgolo@hotmail.com
 Reasons for running the Dart
• We feel the Dart play allows us diversity in
our spread running game
• It allows us to gain numbers by pulling a
lineman
• We can use a defense’s aggressive tendency
against them
• We can run play from either side of QB
 Rules 24/25
• We prefer to run our Dart play to the A gap
side
• Although we prefer to run it to the A gap
player, it is necessary for us to be able to
run it at a 3 technique
• Offensive lineman must recognize the front
to in order to determine pulling lineman
 Tight End
• Frontside- If TE is covered stretch
– If tackle is uncovered, double with tackle to
OLB
• Backside- Scoop
 Tackles
• Tackles must first determine whether we
have 3 man front
• If front is not 3 man, backside tackle pulls
for frontside LB
• Frontside tackle will either stretch base, or
pass set the DE
• If frontside tackle is uncovered, he will
zone combo with TE
 Tackles Continued
• If backside tackle does not pull, he will scoop
• The pulling tackle must be ready for a trap
block with aggressive defenses
• The pulling tackle must be able to keep
shoulders square to the LOS
– i.e. skip pull etc.
 Guards
• Determine where A gap player is
• Frontside guard will double A gap player to
MLB to BSLB
• Backside guard will base man on
• In a three man front, backside guard pulls
for frontside LB
 Center
• Center will always double A gap player to
MLB to BSLB
• Center should identify which LB to work
too
• He should also make QB aware of check
situations
 Running 24/25 to 3 technique
• Frontside Guard will base the 3 technique
• Center and backside guard will still double
A gap player to backside
• Tackle and TE will zone combo to OLB
 24/25 Vs. 4-3 Defense
FS SS

C B B B C
E N T E
 24/25 Vs. Eagle Front

FS SS
C C
B B
E T N E B
 24/25 Vs. 3-3 Stack (Bluff)
FS
C
B B C
N B
E N E N
 24/25 vs. 4-4
FS
C B B C
B B
E N T E
 24/25 to the 3 technique
FS
C B B C
B B
E N T E